Official 7th Fleet Navy-Marine Team Patch — United States 7th Fleet Navy-Marine Corps Integration Embroidered Patch
The Navy-Marine team in the world's largest ocean.
The 7th Fleet Navy-Marine Team patch represents the integrated naval and Marine Corps forces operating under the United States 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean — the largest forward-deployed fleet in the U.S. Navy. Since 1960, the Navy-Marine team concept has defined how these two services fight together at sea, with Marines embarked aboard Navy ships and Navy aircraft supporting Marine ground operations.
The 7th Fleet's area of responsibility spans from the International Date Line to the India-Pakistan border, covering 48 million square miles of ocean and some of the world's most strategically vital waterways. The Navy-Marine team within this vast theater includes carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups with embarked Marine Expeditionary Units, maritime patrol aircraft, and shore-based Marine forces. The "Flying Brothers" heritage of this patch reflects the integrated nature of naval and Marine Corps aviation, where Navy and Marine squadrons serve side by side in carrier air wings and Marine aviation elements deploy aboard Navy amphibious ships.
This patch represents the Navy-Marine Corps partnership in the Pacific.
Perfect For: 7th Fleet personnel, Navy-Marine Corps integration veterans, Western Pacific deployment collectors, and joint service patch enthusiasts.
Navy-Marine team — 7th Fleet.